Setting Up for Linux Desktops

2 Install the root and intermediate Certificate Authority into the Linux OS Certificate Authority store.
NOTE Check your Linux distribution documentation for the Linux system settings change.
Create a Desktop Pool That Contains Linux Virtual Machines
To configure Linux virtual machines for use as remote desktops, you create a manual desktop pool and add
the Linux machines to the pool.
When you create the desktop pool, add only Linux virtual machines to the pool. If the pool contains both
Windows and Linux guest operating systems, the pool is treated as a Windows pool, and you will be unable
to connect to the Linux desktops.
When you entitle users to Linux machines in the desktop pool, as a best practice, make sure that the users
do not have administrative privileges in the Linux guest operating system. An admin user in Linux can
open a terminal window and invoke commands such as shutdown, which powers off the virtual machine.
The vCenter Server administrator must power on the machine again. Entitling non-admin Linux users
ensures that you do not have to manage these power operations manually.
Prerequisites
n
Verify that Horizon Agent is installed on the Linux guest operating systems. See “Install Horizon Agent
on a Linux Virtual Machine,” on page 41.
n
Verify that the Linux virtual machines are registered in View Connection Server. In View
Administrator, select View Configuration > Registered Machines and select the Others tab. Verify that
each machine's state is Available.
n
On Ubuntu 14.04 machines, verify that user switching is disabled. See step 9 in “Prepare a Linux
Machine for Remote Desktop Deployment,” on page 14.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, add a manual desktop pool.
Select Catalog > Desktop Pools > Add .
2 Select Manual Desktop Pool.
3 Select either dedicated or floating user assignments for the machines in the desktop pool.
4 On the Machine Source page, select Other Sources.
5 On the Add Machines page, select the Linux virtual machines that you configured and complete the
Add Desktop Pool wizard.
Do not change the Remote Display Protocol settings. These settings have no effect on Linux desktops.
Also, the end user cannot choose the display protocol.
IMPORTANT Add Linux virtual machines only. If you add Windows virtual machines, the Linux
desktops in the pool will be unavailable.
6 Entitle users to the machines in the desktop pool.
In View Administrator, select the desktop pool, select Entitlements > Add entitlement, and add users
or groups.
As a best practice, make sure that the users do not have administrative privileges in the Linux guest
operating system.
The Linux virtual machines are ready to be used as remote desktops in a Horizon 7 deployment.
Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
46 VMware, Inc.